ArieL Tseng is a MUSIC teacher, performer, and recording artist based in Victoria, BC.

When Ariel was 12 she watched the movie Drumline starring Nick Cannon and discovered that she was a drummer, much like how people discover that they are gay or extroverts. She formed her first garage band a few months later. At some point she also became proficient at guitar because she was emotional and needed to sing emo ballads. She picked up bass guitar the same way many others pick up bass - because her band needed a bass player and she was worse at guitar than the other guy. She played only guitar and bass through university since she couldn’t bring her drum set. Thankfully, as university neared an end, she was directionless, and joined a rock band on Craigslist on a whim. She has been working in the music industry ever since. In her mid twenties, Ariel took one year of college level music theory and was top of her class before dropping out, so she now considers herself quite well versed in theory. She has consistently been a beginner piano player for 20 years and continues to tell people that piano is her favourite instrument to play.

As the drummer of Fortune Killers Ariel was a low key D grade rock star. Her biggest claim to fame was being interviewed by Rolling Stones Magazine (.com … it was an online thing. Still a big deal though). She has been recognized in public by at least 2 people, and has performed locally at Rock The Shores, Phillips Backyard, Rifflandia, as well as many more festivals across Canada. She has toured extensively in stinky vans, and shared stages with Sam Roberts Band, Cake, The Pack A.D., and Sweatshop Union. Ariel has also recorded with producers Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, Mother Mother), and Tom Dobrzanski (The Zolas, Said The Whale). Basically, Ariel has performed on some really big stages and recorded in some really nice studios.

Ariel is currently a low key washed up rockstar in her basement due to a long term drumming injury. She farts around in her home studio with her friends and teaches her many students. She’s been teaching music since she was a teenager, and opened Drum It Studios in 2016. Her specialties on drums are RnB and pop/punk (emo). Her specialty on guitar is music theory. Ariel is REALLY good at teaching and can teach anything. She teaches skateboarding and swimming as her side hustles.